Sector Expert – Urban Development and Land Use

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About the Organization

Head Held High Foundation is a Bangalore-based non-profit on a quest to tackle humanity’s oldest and most persistent problem: poverty. Along with a passionate team and many committed partners, we work to reduce inequity in all its forms.

Job Description

• Maintain synergy between the State Planning Commission MIDS (LKI), NITI Aayog& other line departments
• To assist the SIT and the State in achieving its objectives in collaboration with NITI Aayog, MIDS (LKI) & other line departments
• Evaluation and assessment of existing strategies, methodologies and systems to improve the socio-economic condition of Tamil Nadu
• Preparation of development strategies, sectoral targets, socio economic goals and the state's Trillion Dollar Economy Vision 2030 and State Vision 2047 goals as per the requirementsand roadmap to achieve the same
• Draft policy briefs, presentations and other documents.
• Coordinating with development partners and technical agency concerned
• Construct support mechanisms for strengthening horizontal and vertical coordination within Government.
• Coordinate with officials for preparation of project proposals to be taken up for implementation by the Tamil Nadu Government.
• Assist in strengthening the innovation ecosystem
• Assist in strengthening the monitoring and evaluation ecosystem
• Create and facilitate cross learning platforms
• Documentation of activities and emerging good practices performed by the SIT
• Support in preparation of State, regional and sectoral reports on regular basis.
• Support regular updates on progress of the State using the dashboard/portal maintained by NITI Aayog
• Support in organizing workshops and other events related to the SIT, including preparation of inputs for the workshops
• Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor (Team Leader) as may be necessary in the interest of the Mission

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

Masters in Urban Planning/ Town & Country Planning/ Engineering/ Geography/Environment/ Climate Science/ Earth Science/ Geology, MBA or Post Graduate Diploma in Management in the specified sector with considerable amount of field experience post highest qualification

Persons with advanced diploma or degree in above mentioned fields, published papers in the relevant field would be preferred

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years' experience relevant to the job description
• Preference will be given to persons with work experience in specified sector, implementation of programmes. Candidates should also have demonstrated experience relating to leading teams, managing projects, as well as conducting stakeholder engagement.
• The experience of internship/training will not be considered.

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience in stakeholder management
• Experience in carrying out research and preparing policy briefs
• Experience in drafting reports and reviewing detailed project reports
• Prior experience with Government, UN agencies and other international organizations is desirable
• Knowledge and experience related to National/State planning
• Excellent Analytical and Problem-solving skills

 Language Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written English & Tamil and demonstrate ability to communicate effectively in a multi-cultural environment

Salary

₹25,000 – ₹28,000 per month

Interested candidates are required to complete the application in the below Google Form:

 Last Date of Application:15.07.2025

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